Corrugated toilet and its features

Not so long ago, only iron fittings were used to connect the toilet to the sewer. At our time, there appeared a lot of alternative options, including corrugation, which has become especially popular among professionals and domestic craftsmen. It simplifies the installation of a toilet bowl, moreover, if you compare how much a corrugation for a toilet bowl and a hard pipe are, it turns out that the price of the latter is much higher.

In this article, we will look at what this connecting element is, what its advantages and disadvantages are, and also look at the features of its installation.

Features corrugations

Corrugated toilet bowl drain is an adapter made of thermoplastic materials. Its main feature is the ability to stretch and not lose its strength. In fact, this is a special drain sleeve with a cuff, on which the drains fall from the toilet into the sewer.

Currently, the dimensions of the corrugations on the toilet are as follows:

Merits

The high popularity of the corrugated outlet is associated with the following advantages:

• Easy installation, so you can connect the plumbing device with your own hands. Moreover, it does not require experience or expensive equipment.
• This type of connection can be used in cases where it is impossible to apply rigid installation due to the particular location of the sewer pipe.
• A corrugated toilet seat allows, if necessary, to shift the equipment to the side, which cannot be done using a rigid connection.
• Allows you to connect a plumbing device, even in the case when the type of its release does not coincide with the sewer pipe.
• Low price, compared with other types of connecting elements.

disadvantages

Despite all the advantages of this connecting element, one cannot say that a corrugation for a toilet bowl is a universal solution that can be used for all occasions.

This is due to some of its minuses:

• Poor mechanical strength, resulting in a sleeve that is easily damaged during installation or operation, especially in the cleaning process with a sewer cable.
• Gofroprovod to the toilet can only be used in open areas, i.e. hide it in the wall is impossible.
• If the distance between the outlet and the socket is large, the connection may sag.
• A soft joint is clogged more often than a hard one, especially with a large bend angle.
• Instability to high temperature, as a result, it is forbidden to pour boiling water into the toilet connected in this way.

Note! There is another disadvantage that is not related to the design feature of the product. It consists in a large number of low-quality corrugated sleeves on the market. Therefore, it is necessary to acquire a withdrawal only from verified sellers.

Kinds

Before acquiring the toilet drain in question, you should familiarize yourself with the types of these products, as the technical characteristics of the corrugations for the toilet bowl are different.

So, conventionally, all types of such taps can be divided into two types:

• Soft - are the most common.
• Solid - have greater strength, however, are used less frequently, since they do not have all the above advantages.

Soft corrugation is of two types:

• Not reinforced - different low cost.
• Reinforced - rigidity and durability is provided with a wire of small diameter. As a result, indicators of the strength and reliability of the product is much higher. Accordingly, the durability of such a withdrawal is higher, therefore, despite the higher cost, the purchase of this product is more profitable.

In addition, as mentioned above, such taps may have different sizes.

Note! Experts do not recommend to purchase a short adapter for the installation of the toilet bowl, in the hope that during the installation it will stretch. This can lead to the fact that the plastic will crack, as a result of which it is necessary to understand why water is dripping from the corrugations of the toilet bowl.

Installation Features

As mentioned above, to install the toilet using the corrugations is not difficult. However, with some features of this work it is still necessary to familiarize yourself with what we will do below.

So, the instruction looks like this:

• The first step is to properly position the plumbing fixture and fix it on the floor.
• Then you need to clean the outer surface of the outlet and the inner surface of the bell sewer. All surfaces must be smooth, otherwise the sleeve may be damaged.
• Next, clean the surface to wipe with a dry cloth.
• After that, the release should be applied silicone sealant. It must be said that it is useless to put sealant on the outside, so this stage should be remembered before mounting the tap.
• Then a special rubber seal must be pulled on the issue, making some effort. After that, the corrugation should be left in this position until the sealant hardens. It should be noted that in some cases it is more expedient to first connect with the sewer pipe, and then with the release.

• After the corrugation to the toilet will be connected, it should be connected to the sewer. To do this, the socket must first be treated with a sealant, and then insert the end of the nozzle into it. Before proceeding to check the connection, it is also necessary to wait until the silicone hardens.

Note! During the installation process it is necessary to ensure that the bends do not cause difficulty in draining drains. To avoid such a problem, it is necessary to correctly determine the location of the plumbing device before installation.

That is, in fact, all the features of connecting the toilet to the sewer with a soft pipe. With regard to the use of rigid corrugations, the installation will be more difficult. In particular, in this case, it is necessary to carefully calculate the length of the adapter, as well as the location of the plumbing relative to the socket.

Conclusion

Corrugation for the toilet is a good alternative to rigid pipes, especially in cases where it is impossible to use the latter. Due to the plasticity of this adapter, the process of connecting plumbing to the sewage system is greatly simplified. However, before making a choice in favor of a soft sleeve, it is necessary to take into account some of its drawbacks, which are given above.

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